IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, TERMINAL DEVICE, DATA PROVIDING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM

摘要

To perform processing for providing data from an image forming apparatus (1) to a terminal device (2) of a user who does not have an access right more easily than a conventional case. The image forming apparatus (1) includes a NIC (10g) and a short-distance wireless communication device (10h, 20i). When a data providing command is received by the short-distance wireless communication device (10h, 20i) from a terminal device (2A) of a user to which an access right to the data is provided, and an access request is received from a terminal device (2B) of a user to which an access right to the data is not provided, connection information for accessing the data is transmitted to the terminal device (2B) by the short-distance wireless communication device (10h, 20i). When a transmission request is received from the terminal device (2B) based on the connection information by the NIC (10g), the data is transmitted to the terminal device (2B) by the short-distance wireless communication device (10h, 20i).